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B. BERNSTEIN.

PASTBNING POB, GLOVES, SHOES, dw.

No. 424,754. PatentedApr. 1,1890.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OEEICE.

BENNY BERNSTEIN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

FASTENING FOR GLOVES, SHOES, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,754, dated April 1, 1890.

Application led July 23, 1889. Serial No. 318,438. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, BENNY BERNsTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful improvement in Fastenings for Gloves, Shoes, Corsets, ctc., of which the followingis My invention consists in a fastening for gloves, shoes, corsets, the., composed of a series of button-headed fastenings secured along one edge of the article, having two openings through each fastening for the passage of the lacing-cord, a series of eyelets, preferably arranged in pairs along the opposite edge of said article, and a lacing-cord secured at one end to the lower edge of the article, being' fastened and passed alternately back and forth through the apertures in the fastenings and through the eyelets. It also consists in a fastening' for gloves, &c., composed of a button-head havin g a divided shank formed into a loop between the head and shoe thereof for the lacing-cord, and washers with perforations secured upon one edge of the article to be fastened, eyelets upon the opposite edge of said article, and a lacingcord. It further consists in a lace-fastening' for gloves, dac., composed of a button-head having a diametric slot or depression formed in the head thereof, and having a divided shank and washers with perforations and adapted for use in connection with a cord, all constructed and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes as will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, for a better understanding of the details of construction of my invention, Figure l is a plan view illustrating the two adjoining edges of an ai'ticle--such as a glove, shoe, corset, &c.-to which my fastening is applied, said edges of the article being shown as separated and not as in their fastened position. Fig. 2 is a detached view on an enlarged scale of the lace-fastening, and Fig. 3 is an edge view illustrating the position of the edges of the article when secured by my fastening. Fig. 4 is an enlarged View of the lace-fastening, the parts thereof being detached. Fig. 5 represents a view of an umbrella provided with my lace-fastening for securing the free end of the cord or tape usually employed upon such umbrellas to retain the same in its closed position. Fig. 6 represent views in perspective of the reverse surfaces of the lace-fastening, illustrating the formation of the recess formed in said lacefastening to receive and retain the lace or cord. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the lacefastening with its shank and washers. Fig. S represents transverse sections in different positions through the umbrella shown in FiO. 5, and Fig. 9 is a View illustrating a ladys shoe supplied with my lace-fastening.

. The letters a h, Figs. l and 3, indicate the adjoining edges of the article to be secured together. Upon the edge Z) double eyelets, as at e e', are placed, while upon the other edge the fastenings are secured, which fastenings are not placed opposite the eyelets but occupy an intermediate posit-ion upon the opposite edge of the article relative to said eyelets, for the purpose as will presently appear.

The fastening is, as shown in Fig. et, composed of three pieces-a button-like head 1, having a divided shank 2, which shank forms part of said head and is formed into a loop 3 between the head and shoe, and two washers 4f and 5,each of which washers has three perforations, as at 6 7. Then in position, as in Fig. 3, the washers a and 5 are placed upon each side of the article and the shank 2 of the head l. passed through the central perforation 7 of each washer and the ends of said shank bent outward, as in Fig. 2, whereby the parts of the fastening will be securely held in place. No cutting or preparation of the article to receive the fastening is therefore necessary. lVit-hin the top fastening, or each may be similarly constructed, is formed a diametric slot lOO washers 4 and 5. 'lhence the cord passes through the lower set of eyelets e on the opposite edge of the article and then back through the fastening, then through the next series of eyelets c and back to the fastening until the top fastening isV reached, when the cord is passed up through the lower holes, through the washers thereof, and then given a turn or two around the head or placed in the depression d in the face thereof, when the tapered enlargement c will prevent the cord slipping. To fasten the article, therefore, all that is necessary is to draw upon the cord until the edges of the article lap each other, when the cord is slipped within the depression in the head 0f the top fastening, and is so held by the knot or enlargement of the cord fitting within the tapered recess of said head. To unfasten the article, the cord is lifted from out of the depression in the head of the top fastening and the edges of the article drawn apart, when the cord will slip through the washers and eyelets. It will thus be seen that but one cord or lace is used in this fastening, and when secured in place the edges of the article lap each other, so that the lace is concealed beneath and only the fastening app ears, giving the appearance of a button-fastening. The two washers prevent injury to the article, and the loop between the head and shoe is to receive the lace, whereby said head is held by said lace in addition to its shank. rlhe alternate position of the fastening relative to the eyelets enables the edges of the article to be brought close together one upon thc other, so that the opening as well as the fastening lace or cord is concealed.

As shown in Fig. 5, the lace-fastening may be used to advantage for securing the cord or tape of umbrellas, in which instance the fastening is secured to the fabric in the same manner as upon gloves, shoes, &c., and one end of the cord is secured to said fastening by having a knot in its end and then being passed up through the holes in the washers thereof, as shown in Fig. 8. By simply passing the cord around the umbrella, then once or twice beneath the head of the fastening, and then down within the recess, the cord is held secure in place, as in Figs. 5 and 8. The saine result is accomplished when the fastening is used to secure a shoe, as in Fig. 9. In this instance only one cord or lace is used, and the cord may be free of knots. rlhe usual eyelets or lace-holders may also be used below the top fastening, as shown.

This form of lace-fastening may be elnployed for various purposes, and it is evident necessary being to draw upon the cord ,until the edges of the article being fastened are brought suiciently tight together, then give the cord a turn around the fastening, and then place it Within the recess in the face of the same; and, as shown in Fig. G,this recess or diarnetr-ic depression formed in the head of the fastening is cylindrical in cross-section, and is 0f a tapered, tubular, or funnel shape from end to end. The slot or opening across the face of the fastening is quite narrow, and its edges may be parallel, as in Fig. 6, or slightly divergin g, while the opening below the face of the head is slightly larger than the slot. The object of this is that only a narrow opening across the face of the fastening is apparent, and the lace or cord will lie entirely below the face of vthe fastening, the chamber for the cord being, as before stated, cylindrical and tapered from end to end, as shown in Fig. 6, so that the cord will t close and snug therein, and wear or cutting thereof will be prevented.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-ent, is

l. A fastening for gloves, &e., consisting of a series of button-headed fastenings secured along one edge of the article having two openings through each fastening for the passage of the lacing-cord, a series of eyelets arranged in pairs along the opposite -edge of said article, and a lacing-cord secured at one end to the lower edge of the article, being fastened and passed alternately back and forth through the apertures in the fastenings and through the eyelets, for the purposes speciied.

2. A fastening for gloves, &c.,-eonsisting of the button-head having a divided shank formed into a loop between the head and shoe thereof -for the lacing-cord, and washers with perforations secured upon one edge of the article to be fastened, eyelets upon the opposite edge of said article and lacing-cord, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes specified.

3. A lace-fastening for gloves, due., consisting of the button-head having a diametric slot or depression formed in the head thereof, and having a divided shank and washers with perforations, substantially as described, and adapted for use in connection with a cord, for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ENNY BERNS'IEIN. Iitnessesr H. LEVY, G. LAsKER.

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